Just wondering why a router released on 2023 does not support the channels 165-177 on the 5Ghz band, any you guys have any insight on this?
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admon
February 11, 2024, 4:53pm
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These channels are non default so it highly depends on the country. In most countries they seem for short range devices only, that’s why they are mostly missing, I guess.
802.11ah operates in sub-gigahertz unlicensed bands. Each world region supports different sub-bands, and the channels number depends on the starting frequency on the sub-band it belongs to. Therefore there is no global channels numbering plan, and the channels numbers are incompatible between world regions (and even between sub-bands of a same world region).
The following sub-bands are defined in the 802.11ah specifications:
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14 channels are designated in the 2.4 GHz range, spa...
cafebug
February 11, 2024, 4:55pm
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Check this article for U-NII4 bands usage and supported countries:
The Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) radio band, as defined by the United States Federal Communications Commission, is part of the radio frequency spectrum used by WLAN devices and by many wireless ISPs.
As of March 2021, U-NII consists of eight ranges. U-NII 1 through 4 are for 5 GHz WLAN (802.11a and newer), and 5 through 8 are for 6 GHz WLAN (802.11ax) use. U-NII 2 is further divided into three subsections.
Wireless ISPs generally use 5.725–5.825 GHz.
In the USA license...
So why not give us “US” users the ability to use them?
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admon
February 11, 2024, 5:11pm
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Did you try to change the country code to a country that fits already?
4.5.4 does not pass the 161 channel but it let me select the country
4.5.7 let me select the 165 channel but it’s only 20mhz wide
This is mess up
admon
February 11, 2024, 6:07pm
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That’s the standard. 165 is only 20 MHz.
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Fair enough
and it does not let me select the country
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